Archive for November, 2012

While the Thanksgiving holiday can prove a bit tricky for those of us adhering to a vegan or macrobiotic lifestyle, especially for newcomers, there’s a cornucopia of ways to squash your worries and have your taste buds sing with gratitude! Don’t get vexed over pleasing your carnivorous family members and friends, and never give up hope on discovering and creating deliciously inventive dishes! There are numerous recipes that bring out the full flavors of the seasonal harvest without resorting to eating a plain bowl of kale and an ear of corn (although that does sound pretty delicious!). After a little hunting of our own (for recipes, that is), we’d like to offer some tasty tips to help turn your holiday gathering from ‘turkey-terror’ into a festive ‘fresh-veggie feast’!

Don’t Let the Fowl Fluster You

Take a gander through the follow scrumptious seasonal vegan recipes, courtesy of Integrative Nutrition and Veg Kitchen, that’ll even have your non-vegan friends and family gobbling it up!

Ginger Cranberry Sauce – You and your guests will fall in love with the tangy taste of this cranberry sauce. Its vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar-free and can-free!

Taste of Health Holistic Holiday at Sea is more than a greatvegan travelexperience, it’s an opportunity to travel and stay healthy while pampering AND educating yourself with current events and trends in the vegan world. On our holistic cruise you will have the opportunity to eat divine meals, make new friends engage with some of the most celebrated personalities of the Vegan Industry. 2013 will mark the 10 year Anniversary of the Holistic Holiday @ Sea and there will be lots of socials, great classes, amazing Caribbean ports and even a few surprises. Learning a new way of living has never been so much fun, so easy and so tasty!

The ‘World’s Best Veggie Burger’ – Seriously!
We’re more than just a little excited to be serving Hilary’s Eat Well “World’s Best Veggie Burger” on our 10th Anniversary Cruise! I know what you might be thinking… ‘I hate eating meat substitutes,’ or ‘I already have a veggie burger brand I love, and out of all the other disappointing versions there’s no way this one could be better.’ Well ladies and gentlemen, we’d strongly urge you to think again, and we’ll prove to you why!

Having scratched together the mouth-watering recipe back in 2005 as a creation for her own restaurant, Local Burger, and with special attention paid toward common food allergens, Hilary Brown cleared the table of all of the synthetic ingredients, leaving only the wholesome, the natural and the delicious to cook up something satisfyingly special. What are the ingredients used, you might ask? A delightful mix of quinoa, sweet potato, millet, onion, sunflower seed oil, arrowroot and a dash of other naturally beneficial gluten-free, dairy-free, GMO-free, corn-free, egg-free, soy-free, yeast-free and nut-free addition.

The ingenuity doesn’t stop with the burgers, folks. Along with a fantastic blog, the Hilary’s Eat Well website also features a fantastic recipe-generator where visitors can browse through recipe suggestions by checking off their dietary preferences, including gluten-free, dairy-free, GMO-free, corn-free, etc. We know, you’re starting to love Hilary already!

More Than Just About Burgers

What truly struck us the most about Hilary’s Eat Well was the organization’s dedication to quality, taste and global consciousness.

“This company brings Hilary’s creations to people who want to live healthy and sustainable lives while eating food that is easy to prepare and that tastes great! We at Hilary’s Eat Well™ promise that we have made every effort to ensure all ingredients in our products supports a healthy body, world, and economy. It is food you can feel good about, because it loves you back!”

Whether it be their delicious burgers or tasty Veggie Bites, the commitment and enthusiasm toward healthy eating remains the same. Their certifications as vegan and gluten-free, winning Ashley Koff and Non-GMO Project approval, the Naked Food Award, as well as Woman Owned Business recognition only gives us a few more reasons to be proud and very excited to have their food on board!

Taste of Health Holistic Holiday at Sea is more than a greatvegan travelexperience, it’s an opportunity to travel and stay healthy while pampering AND educating yourself with current events and trends in the vegan world. On our holistic cruise you will have the opportunity to eat divine meals, make new friends engage with some of the most celebrated personalities of the Vegan Industry. 2013 will mark the 10 year Anniversary of the Holistic Holiday @ Sea and there will be lots of socials, great classes, amazing Caribbean ports and even a few surprises. Learning a new way of living has never been so much fun, so easy and so tasty!